Chinaroot vs Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Dioscorea villosa compared with Bunomys fratrorum

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Bunomys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Bunomys fratrorum

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.